WORK TIME MANAGEMENT: A LONG-TERM STRATEGIC CHALLENGE
Over the last ten years the Human Resource function has become a high-profile area within business management. Management have become increasingly aware of the importance of human capital, an awareness that has tended to professional filter through businesses of all sizes, and that has further added to the phenomenon.
The notion of return on investment in the field of human resources is essential. This applies whatever the economic situation, and is even more important in a period of recession. The setting up of a system to control the return on human investment means therefore that the measurement of working time has to be precise, not only for the purposes of controlling time worked, but also for the organization as a whole.
A LEGAL CONSTRAINT: REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF WORKING TIME
The duration of working time comes under the strict regulations of employment legislation, which sets out the obligations and constraints for employers. In order to follow the ever-changing legal requirements, every organization needs to put in place a system for planning schedules and accounting for the actual time worked by employees.
